A Neighbor's Guide to Murder - by Louise Candlish (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From internationally bestselling author Louise Candlish, a witty psychological thriller where an older woman's suspicions about her charming new neighbor ignite a deadly spiral in their luxury apartment building

In Columbia Mansions, secrets don't stay behind closed doors for long...

It's rare for a room to open up in London's storied Columbia Mansions, and lonely Gwen is thrilled when an unexpected new subletter, Pixie, turns out to be a friendly breath of fresh air to its stuffy halls. Their unlikely cross-generational bond soon becomes the bright spot in Gwen's quiet life.

But Gwen can't help noticing cracks beneath Pixie's cheerful surface--especially when it comes to her questionable financial arrangement with her live-in landlord, Alec. As suspicions mount, Gwen's protective instincts go into overdrive, triggering a dangerous chain of events no one is prepared for.

The last thing Columbia Mansions wants is a scandal on its hands...

Let alone a murder.

Review Quotes

"A Neighbor's Guide to Murder is fiendishly sharp, clever and gripping. Nobody captures the mores of neighborhoods and communities, and multi-generational complexities, like Louise Candlish. She's in a league of her own."
--Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Don't Let Him In

"A clever 'through-the-keyhole' take on neighbors and what might--or might not--happen behind closed doors."--Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife

"A smartly constructed psychological thriller with a wicked twist. . . Flawless!"--Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of The Hike

"A taut, deliciously twisted tale with sting after sting in every chapter. Just brilliant."--John Marrs, bestselling author of the Netflix #1 hit drama The One

"Brilliantly crafted [and] sensationally entertaining. . . I could not put it down."
--Adele Parks, bestselling author of Our Beautiful Mess

"Clever, dark and merciless. . . A Neighbor's Guide to Murder exposes the quiet cruelties and warped intimacies that thrive behind closed doors. A masterclass in tension and observation."
--Joanna Wallace, bestselling author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost

"Meticulously plotted with twists and turns aplenty. . . A truly addictive read."

--Hannah Beckerman, bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You

"Narrator Gwen Healy is a brilliant creation--Candlish's clever new thriller is an all-consuming read."
--Shari Lapena, #1 internationally bestselling author of She Didn't See It Coming

"Some writers just get better and better--and Louise Candlish is one of them. Funny, twisted, satirical and perfectly plotted. . . A must-read."--Mark Edwards, bestselling author of The Psychopath Next Door

"Tense, clever and bitingly observant, A Neighbor's Guide to Murder is everything I love in a thriller."--Claire Douglass, bestselling author of Local Girl Missing

"This is Candlish at her absolute best. . . I literally could not put it down. Deliciously wicked and so very clever. I loved it!"
--Jo Callaghan, bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye

"Wily, witty and ferociously well-constructed, this is crime fiction at its absolute best. . . A masterclass!"
--Alex Hay, author of The Housekeepers

"Witty, engaging and a total page-turner."--Liz Nugent, #1 internationally bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond

"You won't know who to trust in this tense, twisty delight of a thriller--with a wonderfully compelling narrator who discovers that trying to do the right thing can sometimes go very, very wrong."
--T.M. Logan, bestselling author of The Vacation

About the Author

Louise Candlish is the internationally bestselling author of The Other Passenger and Our House, winner of the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller of the Year and adapted for TV as a limited series starring Martin Compston and Tuppence Middleton. She is the winner of a Ned Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction in Australia and is a three-time nominee for the prestigious Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award in the UK. She lives in south London with her husband, daughter and fox-red Labrador Bertie.